The ICO welcomes the extraordinary Australian conductor, composer and violist Brett Dean for three emotive concerts in Dublin, Limerick and Cork (in association with Cork Orchestra Society) from 11-13 September respectively. One of the most internationally performed composers of his generation; Dean draws from literary, political, environmental or visual stimuli. Mozart adds his voice to Bach’s music, paying tribute to the master of fugue while Dean’s Short Stories, five evocative abstract miniatures, serve as interludes in between. An ethereal programme features Mozart’s rarely heard Masonic Funeral Music alongside Hindemith’s achingly beautiful Trauermusik. Mahler's atmospheric Adagio from his towering Tenth Symphony crosses an unremitting arc of emotion.
Later in the month, the ICO returns to Semple Stadium, Thurles performing at one of Ireland’s popular rock festivals Tipp Classical on Friday and Saturday 20 and 21 September. Veteran rock bands including The Stunning, Horslips, The Frank and Walters, Picturehouse, Sultans of Ping, Something Happens take centre-stage alongside the Irish Chamber Orchestra for this iconic festival.
From BBC Young Musician of the Future to royal weddings, the ICO works with the amazing young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason for the first time (23-24 October). This 19-year-old has taken the world by storm and is this year’s best-selling British debut artist – across ALL genres with his album Inspiration. He performs Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto, an instant hit and firm favourite due to its melodic content and virtuosic writing. Conducted by Gabor Kali, one of Europe’s finest young conductors, don’t miss Sheku Kanneh-Mason in his Irish concert debut with the Irish Chamber Orchestra at University Concert Hall Limerick on Wednesday 23 October and St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda on Thursday 24 October in association with Drogheda Classical Music.
Jörg Widmann and the Irish Chamber Orchestra embark on a U.S. Tour (16-20 of November) visiting prestigious venues in Illinois, New York and Washington DC. They perform Mendelssohn’s 8th Symphony, a tiny gem, which splendidly captures his teenage spirit. The ICO and Stuttgarter Kammerorchester jointly commissioned the re-writing of Widmann’s Attempt at a Fugue. U.S. Soprano Claron McFadden is once more at the heart of this work as her incredible vocal acrobatics demonstrate the power of the human voice. Mozart re-arranged his C Fugue for strings, with an introductory Adagio reminiscent of a French overture. Widmann‘s highly original String Sextet, 180 Beats Per Minute, was inspired by music from his college days. He demonstrates his own versatility performing Weber’s dramatic Clarinet Quintet. This tour has been generous supported by Culture Ireland.
December’s ADVENT AND ARIAS, features the radiant cantata Dies Natalis, Finzi's finest work. Tenor Robin Tritschler aptly reflects the joy and wonder of a newborn child’s innocent perspective on the world. Tritschler sings festive carols alongside an aria from Handel’s beautiful Chandos Anthems, The Lord Preserveth All Them That Love Him. Katherine Hunka directs the ICO in Albinoni's Adagio, a breathtakingly beautiful piece of stately baroque brilliance alongside Elgar’s much-loved Serenade. Handel’s Allegro is from one of a series of twelve dashing and elegant concerti grossi where he explores, kaleidoscopically, the shifting relationships among the string instruments. Katherine Hunka and the ICO present these two festive concerts with Tritschler at Monkstown Church, Dublin on Thursday 12 December and at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick on Friday 13 December.
Join us for another terrific season of music! The Irish Chamber Orchestra is resident at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick and is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Further information/images available from charlotte.eglington@ul.ie
See www.irishchamberorchestra.com for details. LISTINGS BELOW
LISTINGS
SEPTEMBER
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Brett Dean Conductor/Viola
SHORT STORIES
Mozart Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K.477 Maurerische Trauermusik
Mozart Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, K405/4 (after J.S. Bach’s BWV 877)
Dean Short Stories Nos. 1 & 2 Devotional, Premonitions
Mozart Prelude & Fugue in E, K 405/3 (after Bach's BWV 878)
Dean Short Stories Nos. 3 & 4 Embers, Komarov's Last Words
Mozart Adagio & Fugue in b minor (after Bach's BWV 849)
Dean Short Stories No. 5 Arietta
Mozart Adagio & Fugue in A minor, K 405/3 (after Bach's BWV 867)
Hindemith Trauermusik for Solo Viola and Strings
Mahler Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (arr. for Chamber Orchestra by Michelle Casteletti)
Wednesday 11 September Monkstown Parish Church, Dublin @ 8pm www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€25, €22, €10 students, €5 children
Thursday 12 September CIT Cork School of Music, Cork @ 7.30pm (Cork Orchestral Society) www.corkorchestralsociety.ie €25, €20, €5 students €15, €10 (COS members)
Friday 13 September St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick @ 8pm www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€25, €22, €10 students, €5 children
Irish Chamber Orchestra
The Stunning, Sultans of Ping, Mundy, Picturehouse, The Frank and Walters,
Therapy, Something Happens
TIPP CLASSICAL
Friday 20 September Semple Stadium, Tipperary @ 3pm
Saturday 21 September Semple Stadium, Tipperary @ 11 am www.ticketmaster.ie
OCTOBER
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Káli Conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello
SAINT-SAËNS’ CELLO CONCERTO
Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Deirdre McKay Meltwater
Saint Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Bizet Symphony in C major
Wednesday 23 October University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm 061 331549 www.uch.ie
€25, €22, €10 students, €5 children
Thursday 24 October St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda @ 7.30pm
(Drogheda Classical Music) 041 983 3946 www.droichead.com Advance €19, €17 conc*, €5 student/child
NOVEMBER
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Conductor/Clarinet
Claron McFadden Soprano
U.S. TOUR
Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 8
Widmann Attempt at a Fugue for Soprano & Orchestra
(ICO/Stuttgarter Kammerorchester commission for string orchestra)
Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546
Widmann 180 Beats per Minute
Weber Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 34
Saturday 16 November Edman Chapel, Wheaton College, Illinois @ 7.30pm
Tuesday 19 November Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York @ 7.30pm
Wednesday 20 November Library of Congress, Washington DC (on sale in August)
DECEMBER
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director
Robin Tritschler Tenor
ARIAS & ADVENT
Albinoni Adagio in G minor reconstructed by Remo Giazotto (Choreography: Diane Daly)
Finzi Dies Natalis, Op. 8
Elgar Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Handel The Lord preserveth all them that love him from Chandos Anthem No. 5, HWV 250c
Handel Allegro from Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Christmas Carols
Thursday 12 December Monkstown Parish Church, Dublin @ 8pm www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€25, €22, €10 students, €5 children
Friday 13 December St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick @ 8pm www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€25, €22, €10 students, €5 children
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